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id: 16608
title: Bruvver Jim''s Baby
author: Mighels, Philip Verrill
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  "I snum!" said Jim, wiping the wondering little face in a sort of fever "Jim, you said the little feller kin "Why not wait till Christmas and git good and ready?" said Jim. The argument was that Christmas was something more than four weeks away. "Good-bye fer just at present, little Skeezucks," said Field, and, "What would little Skeezucks like old brother Jim to make for "I want my little boy," said Jim. "Jim," he said, "what about poor little Skeezucks? gone, old Jim, little Skeezucks, and the pup were alone. "Don''t you like him any more?" said Jim. A weak little nod was the answer. "Poor little man ain''t well," said Jim, in a gentle way of soothing. "I could bring myself to anything," said Jim, "if only my little boy Old Jim, little Skeezucks, the pup, and Miss Doc, with Mrs. Stowe, came


id: 16629
title: The Furnace of Gold
author: Mighels, Philip Verrill
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  "Just for ducks," said Van. He halted for Beth''s approach, put her up "This," said Van, who had waited for the girl to ride once more to his "That horse has killed his man, and you know it," said Gettysburg in a "Kent," said Van. To himself it was "Beth Kent" he was saying. The sun went down while Beth, Van, and Elsa were still five miles from "Beth," he said audaciously, "you are never going to marry that man." Van saw the look of surprise in her face, at beholding the man in this "Every man has his price," said Bostwick, "--big and little. "Brother of Miss Beth Kent," said Van, "who honored us once with a "Look here, Larry," he said, "you know Van Buren when you see him." an outcome such as this, and Bostwick--Beth knew that Barger was Van''s "You see," said Van, "_you_ are my ''Laughing Water'' claim--and just


id: 20332
title: Tabitha''s Vacation
author: MacArthur, Ruth Brown
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  warbled Tabitha Catt, pausing on the doorstep of her little desert home "All right," agreed Glory, who, like Tabitha, was wondering if the seen,--Mercedes, Susie, Inez, Irene, Rosslyn and Janie, all seated on a Impulsively, Tabitha started for the house with Gloriana at her heels; much like the frank, outspoken, bungling Tabitha of old, that Mrs. McKittrick could not refrain from laughing. Tabitha instantly silenced their mirth, and turning to the boy, said Tabitha slipped away to the little room which she shared with Gloriana Susie looked at Tabitha with incredulous eyes, then glanced Toady''s face fell and Billiard looked rebellious, seeing which, Tabitha "Do you think Tabitha knows we did it?" cried Toady in alarm. You and Toady and Irene let Susie and Inez and "Yes," said Billiard mournfully, taking the reins from Tabitha''s hands It was the first time either Tabitha or Gloriana had been on the ocean;


id: 31556
title: Dick in the Desert
author: Otis, James
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  Young Dick''s mother gave words to her anxiety several times; but the His mother and Margie had entered the wagon when night was fully come, "I won''t go so far but that I can see the wagon," Dick said, kissing trying to follow father''s trail," Dick said, after looking around in Dick was hungry, but scorned to let his mother know it, and tried to learn to do early in life, Dick saw his father''s rifle twenty feet or "You''re a good boy, Dick," she said, as he stooped over to kiss her; Frightened though he was, Dick knew water was the one thing his father Dick took up his father''s rifle,--his own he had left in the wagon when "The boy has got grit; but the old man must have been way off to come as "Bob Mason," said to Dick, as he laid his hand on the boy''s


id: 5951
title: Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information
author: Stratton, Lilyan
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  Washoe County Court House, Reno, Nevada Reno, as well as all Nevada, is proud of the world-famous Wingfield present time Reno enjoys full terminal rates or better for goods Reno the coming year in a new building to house its exchange. Mrs. Smith did her little six months in Reno and the world''s sympathy Fancy my astonishment when ten years later I met the stately Mrs. Beuland in the lobby of my hotel in Reno. keep their divorces from coming to Reno-Nevada does not want them. Nevada law is more moral than that of New York, which permits divorce to your reasons for coming to Reno, Nevada. Q. Where have you been residing since you came to Reno, Nevada? of the city of Reno, County of Washoe, State of the liberal divorce laws of the State: his beautiful home, charming and most modern European hotel in Reno, or in the State of Nevada, for


id: 12777
title: The Young Engineers in Nevada; Or, Seeking Fortune on the Turn of a Pick
author: Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
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  "You see," smiled Tom, turning to the boy, "just what men think "Alf," smiled Tom, laying a hand gently on the boy''s shoulder, the fortunes of Tom Reade and Harry Hazelton, through all their Tom Reade and Harry Hazelton had gone back east to the good old "What did the men want to know about?" pressed Tom, the look in his the claim is worth anything better than a bad name," laughed Tom. The crucibles were in the furnace now, and a hot flame going. "Come on, Harry!" Tom called, starting away under the trees. jeered Hazelton, "Gage, you know a little more about Tom Reade, now, "My man''s going to sleep, now, Harry!" Tom called, and drove in Harry looked half eagerly at Reade, but Tom shook his head. "Take a good look at the stuff, Harry," called Tom, as soon as Tom, Harry and Jim


id: 34280
title: Lightnin'' After the Play of the Same Name by Winchell Smith and Frank Bacon
author: Bacon, Frank
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  half-shut eyes, and Marvin would smile to himself and turn his thoughts Mrs. Jones and Millie greeted Townsend cordially and the girl placed a Townsend flushed; he looked appealingly at Mrs. Jones and Millie, his "Come now, you mustn''t mind me," said Thomas, Millie adding her word to "Yes--please set a place for him, Millie!" And Mrs. Jones hastily disappeared into the kitchen to avoid the girl''s rippling he saw Raymond Thomas standing in the center of the room, holding Mrs. Jones in conversation. "I think it is only fair to tell you, Mrs. Jones," Thomas was saying, a "All right, Hammond," said Thomas, deliberately turning his back on old Mrs. Jones and Millie stood by, bewildered, while Thomas, with In the mean time Everett Hammond, escorting Mrs. Jones and Millie Marvin looked him in the eye and said, slowly: At the judge''s question, Thomas got up and looked down upon Marvin, in


id: 36423
title: The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali; Or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze
author: Patchin, Frank Gee
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  Diamond Range," replied Tom Parry, who was to guide the Pony Rider Boys not?" questioned Tad. The guide, for the moment lost in thought, finally turned to the lad "Now, will you be good, Ned Rector?" laughed Tad. Even the stolid face of the guide relaxed in a broad smile of amusement. "Salting down horse is not my business," laughed Ned. All at once the pony whirled, heading down the mountain side with a "He''s on the desert!" shouted Tad. Laughing and shouting words of encouragement to the fat boy, the Pony "Well, good night, boys," called the Professor, as he saw the lads The animals have stopped howling," advised Tad. Ned and Stacy ran lightly to their tents, returning quickly with their "There comes the sun now," said Ned. The boys drew out their watches, having halted the ponies and turned


id: 59458
title: The Earthman
author: Cox, Irving E.
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  Tchassen saw the ship spin out of control as the beam went haywire. "There may be other survivors, Captain Tchassen; they''ll need your "The supply rocket," Sergeant Briggan said slowly, "couldn''t have done When Tchassen reached the communications pillbox, the Sergeant, the Tchassen tapped on Drein''s shoulder and ordered him to stop the sedan. Tchassen couldn''t be sure Drein was not an Earthman; nor, on the other Tynia volunteered to go with Drein; Tchassen felt a pang of envy and Tchassen''s hand shot out and caught the Sergeant''s shoulder. He saw Tchassen, Tynia and the Sergeant standing together. meant that either Briggan or Tynia could be Earth natives. Tchassen wasted very little time looking for the weapon Tynia had lost. Tchassen and Briggan had found food and clothing. Tynia gasped; only then did Tchassen realize what Briggan''s questions Tynia or Briggan might be Earth So Tynia had told the truth, Tchassen thought; she


id: 51396
title: Not a Creature Was Stirring
author: Evans, Dean
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  Gannett planted his big feet wide apart and frowned sourly around and Gannett didn''t know why the sun looked sick, and he didn''t know why the He went up the steps two at a time, banged through the swinging doors Gannett put both hands flat on the bar and swallowed hard. Gannett was staring off into space and his eyes looked as A feeling of rage came over Gannett slowly, like heat radiating through glass bricks with multicolored lights behind them, looked like some the hand of Gannett as he came in. Two women and one man, on Gannett''s Gannett went over to a cashier window and reached in and got a handful Gannett picked up the little plastic rake and looked at the two women Gannett went back to the wheel with a fifth of scotch and four glasses He put his big hands on the sill and looked out.


